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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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Biden Announces Offshore Leasing Ban

ReactionWashington
President Biden permanently banned new oil and gas leasing today from United States’ waters off the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and an area in Alaska’s Bering Sea.

NRDC, SWACO Announce Seven Ohio Recipients of Food Waste Reduction Grants

Press ReleaseColumbus
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and SWACO (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio) have partnered with the City of Columbus and Franklin County to announce the recipients of the Central Ohio Food Waste Reduction Capacity Grant, supporting community-driven initiatives that…

P&G Shareholders Deliver Overwhelming Vote for Better Forest Sourcing

Press ReleaseCincinnati
Investors at Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) annual shareholder meeting today sent a clear directive to the company that it needs to address its forest sourcing, with 67% of shareholders voting for a resolution that calls on the company to eliminate…

Ohio Needs a New Energy Vision

Press ReleaseOhio
In response to an alleged bribery scandal, Governor Mike DeWine has joined a chorus of bi-partisan Ohio legislators in calling for the repeal of the controversial House Bill 6 that bails out the state’s nuclear fleet, funnels money to a pair…

New Federal Rule Undermine Increases Ohio’s Energy Costs

Press ReleaseOhio
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today imposed rules on the 13-state PJM region that will reward fossil fuel generators with billions of dollars in unnecessary payments from consumers. The order could prevent power plants supported by state policies from competing…